Archive for August, 2015
By jasonmaddox On August 29th, 2015
Neuroplasticity brings such hope into our lives since it gives us an opportunity to reshape our brain through experience. Our friend, Dr. Ruwan Jayatunge has recently written an article with a focus on different meditative practices and corresponding research involving specific brain areas. This is certainly an interesting topic. Brain scans are confirming what many…
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By Paul Stone On August 28th, 2015
An attempt to replicate a form of traumatic brain injury commonly seen in combat veterans in laboratory experiments may also have identified a new diagnostic tool which would greatly improve early detection for the difficult to detect injury. Estimates say one in five soldiers wounded in service have experienced TBI, and approximately 52 percent of…
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By Paul Stone On August 24th, 2015
As students return to the classroom, student-athletes are also preparing to hit the field for the fall sports season. These young athletes rely on their parents and coaching staff to prepare them and help protect them from concussions and traumatic brain injuries, but new data from Abbott’s Concussion IQ Survey shows a large number of…
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By Paul Stone On August 21st, 2015
If you thought the NFL’s legal woes over concussions in the league were finished, guess again. According to The New York Times, a settlement, approved by a district court judge in April, is being challenged in court as a friend-of-the-court brief filed Thursday says the settlement is flawed because it does not cover the full range…
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By Paul Stone On August 20th, 2015
Recent research has indicated that children who experience traumatic brain injury are at heightened risk of attention-deficit hyperactive disorder, and now new research published today in the Journal of Psychiatric Research has found adults with a history of TBI face similar risks. The study found a “significant association” between adults who have experienced TBI at…
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By jasonmaddox On August 19th, 2015
Written by Dan Harren “What counts is not the best living, but the most living.” Camus The problem with rehab is it leads to more rehab. Rehab should not be thought of as an ongoing process, but as a necessary step to the rest of the patient’s life. There must be clear goals and there…
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By Paul Stone On August 18th, 2015
While the topic of traumatic brain injuries in sports has gained national attention in recent years, most of the focus has been paid to preventing these injuries in high school, college, and professional level football due to their aggressive playstyle. But, a new study of NFL players suggests long-term damage may be done well before…
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By jasonmaddox On August 17th, 2015
Written by Rolf B. Gainer, PhD & Dan Harren Uber has brought about big changes in access to transportation and businesses modeled after Uber are springing up in areas like: grocery shopping, personal services in the home and even in law and medicine. Can Community-based brain injury rehabilitation services be “”Uber-ized”? Well, rehabilitation services in…
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By Paul Stone On August 14th, 2015
With schools around the nation starting, school football and soccer teams are already practicing for the upcoming season, but that means these young athletes are putting themselves at risk for brain injury. The fall sports season is synonymous with a spike in sports-related brain injuries, and when left untreated or unnoticed these injuries can have…
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By Paul Stone On August 11th, 2015
A common class of drug used to treat conditions ranging from bladder problems to depression and insomnia may hinder recovery from brain injury according to a new report published in the journal Brain Injury. The study from the University of East Anglia in the UK shows older individuals on anticholinergics may experience slower brain injury…
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